nothing to do with reading.

I just love this picture. So, I thought I would post it :)

up too early on a weekend!

Hello.

It feels like it has been forever since I have posted anything, its been about two weeks!

I am babysitting in lovely Lindsborg, Kansas. I have been here since about three on Friday. I do not think I have ever seen a bed around eight on a weekend :) I also decided, as much as I love kids, I def. need to finish college and save up lots of money before I have one :P Anyway

On my eighteen hour drive to Arizona, I started a new book. I cannot think of the title at the moment, probably because I am watching a one year old try to use a spoon. :) Anyway. It is one I got from the library and it is about a girl who just broke up with this rich guy but he is trying to win her back. He stands outside her door all day and night until she finally has to go work so she has to talk to him. That is just dumb to me. Why would you wait that long, I mean seriously, she does not want to talk to you obviously! But, she decides to go to a banquet with him because he might lose his job and needs her there, or at least that is what he tells her. I read that book for about an hour until I decided to sleep.

This week I have read about two hours in a teacher devotional book. It is very interesting to read. My grandmother got it for me, so I am trying to read it.

I also have read about thirty minutes Friday, and thirty minutes on Saturday with the seven year old I am babysitting. Also, she is trying to read me this cookbook as she is reading out loud what I am writing. Now she is confused :)

Anyway, that is all. Diaper time :)

StReSsFuL WeEk

So, I HATE reading things that switch back and forth between fonts. Seriously, is it that hard to use CAPS or lowercase? Why must it be all discombobulated? That is why I made the title the way I did.

Anyway, since that comment has NO relavance to the purpose of this blog, I will let you know about my weekly reading. This week I decided to try and read the news for fifteen minutes everyday. I never realized how DEPRESSING (there are my all caps again) the news is. Why must every news story be depressing? Honestly, reading the news makes me much more stressed than excited. I read the news for about 45 minutes total this week, but it was HARD (ugg I think I am addicted to all caps) to do. I wish news was happier sometimes, why can't we hear about the 90 year old lady who ran a marathon or something? Hopefully without injury, but if she died, that would be in the news for sure.

This week I also read for two hours in my Belarus book because I feel as though I am not learning much in that class. Although the teacher tries, I just cannot focus with her method of teaching. Did you know in Belarus they have Women's Day? On this day, men are expected (they HAVE to basically (ug, caps!)) buy their significant other presents. This day is to promote the appreciation of women who work, clean, and produce children. I like this idea. It is similar to mother's day, but it is for every woman, not just mommies.

Well, I have the pleasure of riding in a car for 18 hours tomorrow! I am taking three books with me, as well as motion sick pills so I can read. Yes, I am that hard core that I have to take medicine to be able to read in the car :) The picture is from my parents house-area. My destination kind of. :)

That is all for now, although I could gladly write for an hour or so about my life and other fun things. I guess that makes me a nerd? Maybe. Who knows.

If you want to learn how to do an authentic Belarusian Dance, I can teach you. I thought I should tell you this because it is something that for sure comes up in every day life. Just saying.

Mr. Henshaw and Handle with Care... def. not the same types of books, but both good! :)

I started a new book this week. I was in a hurry to find a book for my tennis trip, so I went with one of my favorite authors, Jodi Picooult. I also read Dear Mr. Henshaw.

Dear Mr. Henshaw was a very good book, but different than I remember. When I read it when I was younger, I didnt have the same emotional feelings. I had not yet been through parent stuff, so it was hard for me to comprehend. It made me SO sad when they kept stealing his lunch. BULLIES! I think he should have told the teacher and had a special place to keep his lunch, or something!

Handle with Care is also a good book, so far. I just started it so I havent really gotten into it too much. This book does make me feel smart though, because I got it in hard cover, and it looks HUGE! yes! :)

So yesturday I had a tennis match. We won! But I killed my finger. My whole nail is no longer attached, except for at the bottom, so it KILLS! Makes it hard to type. I am again at the lovely book though, yipee.

I read for about three hours total this week throughout everything, yes I am a total nerd, thanks for asking!

finished!

WOW!

I just about got ran over (no joke) because I was in a in-person "nudging" war. Don't ask, but it was intense! I needed to calm down, so I finished my book.

It ended a lot better than I thought it would. It ends up that he has not been cheating on her. The messages that say "I will tell her after our daughter graduates" were not about telling his wife he was leaving her, but that he had struck it big with the book he was writing. Also, the main character goes away with her rich Ex for a night, and controls herself. She is still in love with her husband, regardless of money. (awwwwww) :P

They do seperate for two weeks though, because her husband finds out that she spent the night with her Ex. He then buys her a house that she has always wanted, but she also bought HIM a house that he has always wanted. So cute, yuck! Kind of a sappy story, but good.

This book was a lot like my life, in a way. But, we do not need to get into that side, this blog is about my books, not my life!

This was a really good book, as well as an easy read. It took me about 45 minutes to finish it this evening. I hate finishing books. I feel like I just get into the characters and story, and then its over. Maybe I need to find a longer book or something! I also feel like I should maybe read books with more "worthwhile" supstance, but what is the fun in that. :)